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Sloped vs Awry - What's the difference?

sloped | awry |

As adjectives the difference between sloped and awry

is that sloped is that has or have a slope while awry is turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.

As a verb sloped

is past tense of slope.

As an adverb awry is

obliquely, crookedly; askew.

sloped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (slope)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That has or have a slope.

    • Synonyms

    * slanted * sloping

    awry

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  • Perversely, improperly.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
    • The frame was awry .
  • Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
    • There is something awry with this story.

    Usage notes

    * As an adjective, awry is almost always used as a predicate adjective.

    Synonyms

    * (misaligned) wonky (mostly UK)

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "awry")

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